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Warning: My office meditation session led to a weird HR talk
We had a wellness coach come in for stress reduction techniques last month. I decided to lead a quick breathing exercise, but one person started snoring loudly and fell off their chair. Our HR manager got involved because they thought it was a fainting incident and started paperwork for an incident report. It took ten minutes to explain everyone was just relaxed, not injured.
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wilson.kelly2mo ago
Office wellness stuff can backfire so easily. Someone falling asleep during meditation is pretty funny, but HR turning it into a big deal must have been frustrating. It's crazy how relaxed states get misread as medical emergencies. You'd think they'd check first before jumping to paperwork. That kind of overreaction makes people hesitant to join future sessions. Hope it didn't ruin the whole stress reduction idea for your team.
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caleb_thomas852mo ago
In our quarterly wellness survey, 40% said they avoid sessions due to fear of being judged. Why does HR always assume the worst instead of asking a simple question first? I mean, if someone is sleeping, maybe they just needed the rest. But no, they have to fill out forms and make it a big deal. Doesn't that defeat the whole point of reducing stress? It just adds more paperwork and anxiety for everyone.
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allen.ivan2mo ago
Yeah, "relaxed states get misread as medical emergencies" is the perfect way to put it, @wilson.kelly. HR's paperwork is probably the real health risk here.
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